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Morning ...

Minivader has decided that my whiterock hat is now his. Tbf it has seen alot of wear so I'm not too worried. Se what would people recommend for the summer? Not a tilly hat tho as they are bloody expensive. Needs to be fairly bomb proof as it'll get worn on a daily basis.
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Posted : 20/05/2014 10:47 am
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http://www.w-h-thomasandson.co.uk/white_rock_outback.htm

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Posted : 20/05/2014 10:54 am
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Balaclavas seem to be in from watching the news


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:00 am
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Posted : 20/05/2014 11:02 am
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Drac thats the one!!!


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:09 am
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Gotta be this new type Pharell is sporting in just about every colour going...

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Posted : 20/05/2014 11:17 am
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Well a Tilly would have been my first recommendation. I assume you want wide brimmed ? Columbia used to do a fairly cheap lightweight one.

[url= http://www.columbiasportswear.co.uk/Silver-Ridge%E2%84%A2-Bucket-II/CU9501,en_GB,pd.html ]Columbia Bucket (great name)[/url]


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:21 am
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Jambalaya... I would get a tilly but 70 quid is too steep


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:23 am
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The Territory, for real summers


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:24 am
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Boonie hat? De Rigeur for sun, or rain....

http://www.military1st.co.uk/12325057-mil-tec-gi-boonie-hat-a-tacs-au.html

My s/o hates my extensive hat collection but especially loathes my boonies 🙂


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:25 am
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Isn't that bushtucker mans hat mike?


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:27 am
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Posted : 20/05/2014 11:33 am
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Poor girl,never mind the hat,who did her make up ? 🙂


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:36 am
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Isn't that bushtucker mans hat mike?

Just one of the range


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:37 am
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Posted : 20/05/2014 11:48 am
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I get the feeling that this isn't being taken seriously. 😆


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:52 am
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This was my choice of hat for Ibiza last summer...

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Posted : 20/05/2014 11:54 am
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Nice hat but ditch the grandad...


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 11:55 am
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Tarp hat from tarphat.co.uk


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:12 pm
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lol @ mike.

It's gotta be a cap... every time for me.

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Was wearing one of these in the queue for the tower in venice and an 'merican lad asked me how the yankees got on last night. Not a clue I replied, just thought it was a cool hat. True Story!


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:14 pm
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K'off mike 😉


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:17 pm
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caps leave you with a Red Neck, not a good look unless your in the middle of the US of AAAAAAAAAAAAA.


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:28 pm
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Ben Sherman Linen & Cotton Ivy Cap 6 Panel Driver Hat

Bought this at TKMaxx recently for £12 as my The North Face commy cap is getting a bit warm.

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That Pharell hat is getting on my nerves. 😡


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:32 pm
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Its about time we found out exactly what type of hat is suitable for men. Im sure we all need something that protects the noggin but doesnt make you look like a granddad.


 
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caps leave you with a Red Neck, not a good look unless your in the middle of the US of AAAAAAAAAAAAA.

suncream?


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:41 pm
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Needs to be bombproof you say?

Elephant trainer Michael Hackenberger of the Bowmanville (Ontario) Zoo, had his Tilley Hat snatched from his head and eaten by an elephant. Three times. Michael later would find and pick up his Hat, wash it thoroughly, and wear it.


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:51 pm
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I need to have a wide brim hat ... We may have a winner with the tarp hat....


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 12:54 pm
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My own choice currently on the hatstand for it's twentieth year...

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Good for packing too - it's foldable.


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 1:45 pm
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It's gotta be a cap... every time for me

Baseball caps are like soooo nineties.
You want a military style cap.

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Posted : 20/05/2014 1:48 pm
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I really, really want a Tilly. I really, really can't afford a Tilly.

I console myself by trying them on every time I go into Go Outdoors, then walk away with a little sad face of longing like Wayne Campbell in a guitar shop.


 
Posted : 20/05/2014 1:49 pm
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C'mon Cougar, Tilly's aren't [i]that[/i] expensive! Unless you're in the habit of regularly leaving hats on trains, buses, in cafés, etc, it'll last for donks. I've got two, a Canadian Winter and a waxed cotton waterproof, which gets used quite often!
My 'everyday' hat is a black six-panel duckbill, cost me £6 from a street stall at our local folk festival last year. It just happens that it's on this weekend, so I'll be checking the street market stalls on Monday for another one, just in case, and a grey check as well.
Perfectly fitting hat, really comfy, keeps the sun off the thin bit on top, the sun out of my eyes, and rain off when it drizzles.
All you could possibly ask from a hat, really.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 6:54 pm
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Baseball cap = chav, middle aged through to grandad. If it's a pensioner, he'll be wearing shorts, big white socks and trainers. If it's a middle aged fella, he'll be driving like a tosser and possibly wearing oakleys. If it's someone under 30, it's probably a chav.


 
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I really, really want a Tilly. I really, really can't afford a Tilly.

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Posted : 21/05/2014 8:44 pm
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Tilley, second hand from EBay then, the best is the hemp version th5 I think.

New Tilley hats look too shiny, second hand is the way to go.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 9:56 pm
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Commendable generalisation there tron.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 10:06 pm
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tarp hat has been ordered...


 
Posted : 23/05/2014 8:44 pm
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Posted : 23/05/2014 9:01 pm
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MM... how did you know?!? 😀


 
Posted : 24/05/2014 6:59 am